EF45 Class 3

 

Thursday’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Prepare for paragraph tomorrow

-paper

-format

-structure

Tomorrow- write a practice paragraph- not for marks

·      Begin overview of sentence types

·      Colearner introductions

·      “Questionnaire”- finish for homework

 

Friday

·      Collect “Questionnaire”

·      Continue overview of sentence types

·      Continue introductions

·      Paragraph to pass in (last 55m)

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Monday

·      Begin simple sentences

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**Paragraph format and structure**

 

Paragraph

-one block of writing about one topic

-EF45- at least 100 words

 

FORMAT OF A PARAGRAPH

-         Use lined ruled paper (8 ½ X 11 inch paper) A4- not lined

-         Write in pen (blue or black ink)

-         Doublespace- write on every second line, skip a line

-         Write between the margins (red lines)

-         Full name and class in top righthand corner

-         Paper must be rightside up, three holes on the left

-         Indent the first word of the paragraph

 

STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH

-Begin with a topic sentence- linked to the question.

“What is your favourite food?”

TOPIC SENTENCE

My favourite food is the special kebab that my mother made for me when I was a kid.

 

SUPPORTING SENTENCES

-         Write supporting sentences. What do you want to say about the topic? ingredients, taste, famly dinners, how to make, preparation, etc.

Only have 100 words. Choose one area to write about. Make a plan.

 

CONCLUDING SENTENCE

          -Ends the paragraph

-Wrap-up

-Friendly e.g “I hope you will try to make some kebab at home this weekend.”

 

 

IDIOM wrap up – finish, end

Let’s wrap up this meeting.

She wrapped up the phone call with her mother.

 

One block of writing.

VOCAB  left lefthand

 

VERB TENSES- simple, past, future

It depends on the question.

What is your favourite food? Mostly present tense, maybe some past tense or future tense sprinkled in.

e.g. My favourite food is kebab. When I was a kid, my mother made it for us. I will always love this delicious dish.

 

VOCAB e.g- short for ‘for example’ LATIN examplia gratis – free example

a.m. – LATIN ante meridian, ante- before

p.m.- LATIN post meridian, post - after

meridian- middle

 

Okay, OK, ok – OLD ENGLISH ol korrect, all correct, everything is right

 

Ancient root languages- all modern languages came from these ancient languages

Mysterious links between Finnish (Finland) and Japanese (Japan)

 

Let’s practice.

TOPIC: What is your favourite food?

 

No consistency around writing dates:

 

5/12/24

May 12?

December 5?

May 12, 2024- clearer

 

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***Introduce your partner/colearner to the class. Choose 4-5 of the topics.***

Topics:

1.    Name

2.    Home

3.    Family

4.    Job

5.    Hobbies

6.    Travel

7.    Future plans

 

Get some volunteers.

Stand up by your chair.

Big voice.

Eye contact- look around.

 

 

She came from Syria. She comes from Syria. He is from Japan. His home country is Japan. He is Japanese.

Syria- Syrian

Japan- Japanese

Iran- Iranian, Persian

Lebanon- Lebanese

Canada- Canadian

Germany- German

China- Chinese I like Chinese food.

Capital letter

Turkey- Turkish

France- French

Afghanistan- Afghani, Afghan

Scotland- Scottish

America the US, the States- American

Wales- Welsh

Morocco- Moroccan

Sweden- Swedish

Tanzania- Tanzanian

Chile- Chilean

Spain- Spanish

Italy- Italian

Greece- Greek

Egypt- Egyptian

 

 

Her hobby is swimming.

Her hobbies are swimming and walking.

She wants to integrate into Canadian society.

VOCAB integrate- fit in, change, connect

integrate(v) integration(n)

 

colearners- co-together

coworker(n)

cohabitation -live together, roommate, spouse

cosigner – two people take out a loan together

cooperate(v)- operate-work, help each other

cooperation(n)

cooperative(adj) He is not a very cooperative person.

colleague(n)

 

She doesn’t have a job right now. He is not working. She is looking for work. She is job-hunting.

He is unemployed at the moment.

She is working part-time. He work 20 hours a week.

She volunteers at Vancouver Dress For Success.

 

She has lived in Vancouver for two years. present perfect

She has been living in Vancouver for two years. present perfect progressive

She loves to play basketball and pingpong. too.

She loves playing basketball and pingpong. too.

*like, love, hate, prefer,begin, continue

I like to ride my bike. I like riding my bike.

He began to do yoga. He began doing yoga.

 

Her nickname is Chris.

My name is Chishelda. My friends call me Chris.

My name is Allan. Please call me Al.

My name is Micheal. You can call me Mike.

My name is Edward. I go by Ted.

Her name is Wei Jun. She goes by Michelle.

My name is John. My friend’s call me Jay/ J.

My English name is May.

‘go by’ - your prefered name, you like it more, not a legal name

Legal name- on your passport, driver’s licence

 

You can change your name legally in Canada.

Traditionally in Canada, women take their husband’s last name.

In modern times, you can do what you want with your married name.

Her maiden name is Yan. Her married name is Jones.

Her name is Sarah Jones (nee Yan).

nee- her former maiden name

 

His hobbies are walking and watching TV. just two hobbies

His hobbies include walking and watching TV. many more

 

used to – did in the past, not anymore

She used to live in Iran. Now she lives in Canada.